Vandana Menon

1 month ago | idronline.org | Vandana Menon |Tanupriya Singh

Faced with climate change, riverine communities are using memory maps, audio notes, and images to archive oral histories and traditional adaptation strategies. For centuries, the mighty rivers of the Northeast have shaped sociocultural and economic identities, and people’s lives have remained intertwined with the rivers. The Lepchas of North Sikkim revere the Rongyong river and depend on it as a water source for their agricultural needs.

Mar 28, 2025 | flipboard.com | Vandana Menon

1 hour agoShanaya Kapoor is diving headfirst into Bollywood, leaving no room for caution. Earlier this month, the daughter of Sanjay and Maheep Kapoor unveiled a teaser for her debut film, Tu Yaa Main, offering fans a thrilling first glimpse. Produced by Aanand L. Rai, the movie features Adarsh Gourav – …

Mar 28, 2025 | theprint.in | Vandana Menon

“The controversy now threatens to deepen the political, economic and cultural divide between India’s north and south. That has long historical roots but has grown starker in recent years, partly because of southern distaste for Mr Modi’s Hindu nationalism and partly because the south has moved so far ahead in economic and social development. Many southerners now feel that too much of the tax they pay gets spent on the north,” it says. And there’s no easy fix to the problem.

Mar 27, 2025 | flipboard.com | Vandana Menon

1 day agoCanadian Travel To US Plummets Following Trump’s Tariff ThreatsCanadians, once the top international visitors to the US, are staying home. After US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged people to travel domestically. It worked; February saw a 13% drop in air travel and a 23% decline in land crossings to the US compared to last year, according to Statistics Canada.

Mar 27, 2025 | theprint.in | Vandana Menon

In the report, titled ‘CSIS alleges India organized support for Poilievre’s 2022 Conservative leadership bid,’ Robert Fife and Steven Chase report that while there’s no evidence that Poilievre was aware of the interference—or if it eventually influenced the outcome of the leadership race—Canadian intelligence did not inform Poilievre of India’s involvement because he “lacked the necessary security clearance”.